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Egypt Since the Revolution
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 115.00As the leaders of a revolutionary, nationalist regime, the Egyptian Free Officers who came to power following the 1952 Revolution committed themselves to the attainment of goals associated with modernization, namely rapid economic development based on State planning and industrialization and the political mobilization of society along State-decreed... more...
Ibrahim of Egypt
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 115.00The name and fame of Muhammad Ali, the Founder of Modern Egypt, are well known. His vivid personality has appealed to many writers, who have concentrated the limelight on him. Some of them have allowed Muhammad Ali?s son, Ibrahim, to appear on the stage, but they have assigned him a more or less obscure role. They refer to him as the sword wielded... more...
The Transformation of Egypt
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 115.00The assassination of Sadat brings to an end another era in Egyptian history. This book examines the crucial issues in the transformation of Egypt in the period between the death of Nasser and the murder of Sadat. Focusing on the upheavals in the Egyptian political and economic structure over the last twenty years, the book explains the change... more...
Religious strife in Egypt
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 100.00This critical analysis investigates the causes that brought about one of the most tumultuous periods in modern Egyptian history ? the clashes between the Muslims and Copts during the 1970s. A unique retrospective, it features probing interviews with Egyptian intellectuals, writers, political and religious leaders, as well as common citizens from both... more...
Egypt from Nasser to Mubarak
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 130.00Ever since Nasser overthrew Prince Farouk in 1952, Egypt has held a special, leading position within the Arab world. It is now facing major problems, the most serious of which are the growing strength of the Muslim fundamentalists, continuing population growth and external debt problems. Together, these are creating a volatile and potentially explosive... more...
Egypt, 1798-1952
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 115.00Egypt was the first of the Arab-speaking Muslim countries to come into close contact with modern European states. The experience was not a particularly happy one. It resulted in political and economic subjugation and in the breakdown of her traditional culture and society: but it led also to her emancipation from the Ottoman Empire and to the eventual... more...
Egypt 1945-1990
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 63.00Updated edition of a successful introductory textbook - topics covered include the ideologies of Nasser and Sadat; economic problems; the role of Islam; Egyptian culture and literature. more...
British Pro-Consuls in Egypt, 1914-1929
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 49.95With World War I and Egypt's colourful politics as background, C.W.R. Long tells the story of four proconsuls (McMahon, Wingate, Allenby and Lloyd), their principal opponent, Sa'ad Zaghul, and the great events of the time: the rise of the Wafd party, the uprising of 1919, the murder of Sir Lee Stack and the Allenby ultimatum. He sheds new light on... more...
The Suez-Sinai Crisis
Taylor and Francis 1990; US$ 174.00A comprehensive and balanced volume which juxtaposes the views of statesmen with those of military leaders that fought the war. more...
Sir Anthony Eden and the Suez Crisis
Palgrave Macmillan 2002; US$ 136.00A reappraisal of Sir Anthony Eden's conduct of foreign relations during the Suez crisis of 1956. This book challenges previous assumptions and demonstrates that Eden was not as bellicose as has been alleged. It traces his conduct of crisis management, from July until his decision to use force on 14 October, focusing on the Prime Minister's personality... more...









